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Re:Troubled teens left traumatised by tough love camps by nradov on Saturday June 19, 2021 @12:53AM (#27557870)
In most cases it's parents who are at the end of their rope and feel like they have no other options. I'm not claiming they're necessarily making the right decision. It's just that they've tried everything they know how to do and see it as a last resort.
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Re:Troubled teens left traumatised by tough love camps by dragonwriter on Saturday June 19, 2021 @05:15AM (#27559055)
...and the predatory, profiteering abusers who market to those parents (and, for quite a while, another layer of attention seeking self-help celebrity profiteers who publicized them in the media.)
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Re:Troubled teens left traumatised by tough love camps by nkrisc on Saturday June 19, 2021 @08:09AM (#27559806)
Don’t forget the therapists who get kickbacks to recommend these programs to the parents of their patients.
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